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RUSSIAN BRIDE
SCAM EXPLAINED

Many men do not realize when
they become a subject to a common Internet scam, often referred to as Russian Bride
Scam. They think that this scam can only
happen to some men who are looking for a "Russian mail order
bride".

In reality, many men become
a victim of a Russian Bride Scam without even realizing
it. Although there are many honest Russian women seeking partners online
(was one of them - albeit long time ago :-)), if you don't know what to look for, you may get scammed.

So, how can you recognize
and detect a Russian Brides Scam? And more importantly, how can you
protect yourself from becoming a victim?

As with any problem, early
detection is the key. Here is the list of most common points for a
Russian Bride Scam:

In most cases, this
contact is unsolicited - this means, you have not
contacted this person first; they found you and contacted you.

In most cases, you
were not looking to meet someone from Russia - this
means, you are not aware of Russian realities, rules and
regulations, and what is the usual process of meeting someone from
Russia if you want to start a relationship or friendship.

Scammers will send you
sweet emails and many photos; the person in the photos in a pretty
young woman, photos will be unprofessional, featuring the woman in
different clothes and settings; the photos will become more
revealing and sexy as the correspondence goes.

After a series of
emails and photos, you will be asked to send money to this person -
usually to enable a personal meeting (to apply for a visa to your
country and/or to purchase tickets) or to help her in an emergency
(her mom needs surgery, her grandma died and
money is needed for funerals, etc).

The money will be
requested to be sent via a wire transfer - usually Western Union or
MoneyGram.

How do you know it is a
scam?

The sure fire sign is that
YOU ARE ASKED TO SEND MONEY to someone you never met in person.

If you have any doubt
whether this person is a scammer or not, I need to tell you that
whilst you may have heard about "Russian women scammers" or
"Russian brides scammers", most Russian bride scams are run
by men, who write letters, gather photos and arrange people to receive funds in Western Union
- and the
women receiving the money are NOT the pretty women in the photos; they
are usually old and unattractive, and they are certainly NOT the women who
you are supposedly corresponding with.

The series of letters are prewritten and hundreds of other potential victims receive the same
letters. Photos can be simply downloaded from
Internet and have nothing to do with the person composing
letters or the person receiving the money.

How can you check it?

Most likely you can't -
unless you spend hundreds of dollars for customized background checks,
and remember you need to find a service that deals with Russia. So, the
simplest way to protect yourself from the Russian bride scam is to NEVER
SEND MONEY to anyone you met on the Internet and never met in person.

This will ensure you do
not become a victim of the Russian bride scams, and never end up with a
broken heart.

If you received
unsolicited correspondence from a "Russian woman", you can
also detect the scam early offering to write to her in Russian and
translate your letters through the free
Russian-English translator and see if she responds in
Russian. Any normal Russian woman would jump on the opportunity and
start writing to you in Russian. "Russian brides scammers" will
usually continue sending you prewritten letters in broken English.

Another helpful way is to
get face-to-face communication with the woman you are talking to, via
Skype or any other program that allows video chat. You will see the
person you are actually talking to and this is a great help to ensure
the person is real and is who she says she is. Also use phone and SMS
messages as all Russian women those days have mobile phones and you
can practically talk to her at any time. If you can't or she is usually
not available, this is a red flag. If a woman is so much interested in
you, she will want to communicate with you by phone and see your face,
too - to make sure you are who you say you are! (There are
male-scammers, too - and they do exactly the same thing, contact
Russian women and tell them they are in love with them, and then ask
for money. Anybody can get scammed and women get scammed, too!)

There can be many
variations to the Russian bride scam, however, the key is always the
same - you are asked to send money to someone overseas.

If you don't send
money,
you will never be scammed!

The second most important
thing when searching for love on the Internet, is to use a
reputable dating agency that does the job of weeding out
potential scammers for you.

Russian dating agencies
know their business and can find out information about their
applicants through their local contacts that you may not be able to find. Look for a service that you feel comfortable with and has a
good reputation, and you will have much more luck with beautiful
Russian women online!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Elena
Petrova is a former "Russian mail order bride" with 10-year
experience in the Russian brides industry. She is the creator of the
famous Russian Brides Cyber
Guide, an informational site about Russian women seeking men for
marriage, and the Russian dating agency Elena's
Models, featuring Russian, Ukrainian and Eastern European women
seeking western men for partners. Elena is also the creator of the
first "Black List" of Russian brides scammers, explaining to
men how to protect yourself from scammers and meet honest Russian
women online.

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- If
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questions of the type "Why Russian Women?" from everybody you
cared to share your idea with. Surprisingly, every Russian woman you are
writing to will ask the same question: "Why do you want to find a wife
in Russia?" After a while, you might start questioning your own sanity
in doing the thing which everybody, including your dates in this Internet
rendezvous, consider strange enough to request explanations. Here you will
find some ready-to-use answers for your family, friends and Russian women
you are writing to.

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